Should I give cash, checks, or gift cards to nieces and nephews for birthdays?
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M$Checks are as good as money but you have the added hassle of outstanding checks. You wrote three checks for your nieces and newphew two weeks ago but they still havent been cashed because they are sitting in piggy banks.
Cash is what every kid wants. Cash is no hassle and its fun to wave around when you are little and when you are an adult.
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Checks are more secure than cash as well, but require a trip to the bank which is usually not fun for anybody, especially around the holidays. However, if you're mailing them money, writing a check is definitely the safest way to get it to them through the mail.
Gift cards are more secure, but unless they are spent right away, they can get lost in the shuffle of gifts and cards. Regardless, the problem with gift cards then becomes where to purchase the gift card! :)
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Alternatively, you could give a roll fo quarters and coupon for a ride to the arcade or a box of movie style candy and movie passes as gifts also.
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So she sent a gift card or cash to my mother, who would then go out and get something for me and wrap it up. She'd also let my Gran know what she'd got me so that when I called her on my birthday to thank her she'd know what the present was.
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Cash is the best because they may really be craving shopping at a store you've never even heard of. Your cash gift could be their chance to finally get something they'd really wanted....or go to the movies with friends...or to a theme park....or doing whatever it is makes them happy.
Gift Card = #2
If cash is too vulgar for you (which I disagree with!), then gift cards are nice. True, they're limiting. And they expire. And you usually have to spend your own money to use them completely. But they're better than checks.
Checks. Bad. Most kids (or even teens) don't have checking accounts. No one wants to wait to go to the bank before enjoying a gift. It's one step away from giving an IOU. Ugh. No checks, please!
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For younger relatives, however, cash can make them feel special; having money in-hand makes them feel grown-up and happy. It can also teach them about saving and responsible spending.
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Younger kids, on the other hand, want presents they can unwrap and play with immediately. If you give them cards or cash they will pester Mom and Dad mercilessly until they take them out to spend them. Heck, mom and dad probably just finished dealing with Christmas shopping crowds, they don't want to take the kids out during the season of gift returns! Or the parents might require them to "buy something useful" or put the cash in the bank, which takes all the fun out of it for the kids.
If you just don't have time to shop or don't know what to get them, I'd suggest rounding them all up at one time, if they live close enough for it to be convenient, and taking the group out to a local attraction (like the zoo or a kid-friendly museum) or to a movie that is appropriate for their ages, as a gift.
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